CN1590940A - Ice supply system of refrigerator - Google Patents
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Abstract
Disclosed is an ice supply system provided at a door and freezer in a refrigerator. The ice supply system of the refrigerator of the present invention includes an icemaker, a container, a crusher and an ice discharger. The icemaker produces the ice by using cool air of the freezer and drops the ice to a lower part of thereof. The container is provided at a lower part of the icemaker, enabling to be inserted into and withdrawn from the door. In this case, the container includes an open top, a first opening provided at a side thereof, a transfer device rotating and transferring the ice to the first opening, and an outlet for discharging the ice. The crusher crushes the ice transferred by the transfer device and the ice discharger is provided for discharging the ice to an ice chute provided at the door by controlling an opening and closing amount of the outlet.
Description
The cross reference of related application
The application requires the priority of the korean patent application P2003-59154 that submitted on August 26th, 2003, and its content is incorporated into that this is for reference, to throw a flood of light on the present invention.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator, especially relate to a kind of ice supply system that is arranged on refrigerator, it supplies ice to the user outside by the distributor that is arranged on door.
Background technology
Refrigerator is a kind of device of food long-period freshness preserving with storage.Such refrigerator wherein has a food storage chamber.The food storage chamber always keeps low temperature by kind of refrigeration cycle, to keep food fresh.
The food storage chamber is divided into a plurality of storerooms that have different characteristics each other, and the user can select the storage practice of food under the situation of kind, characteristics and the shelf-life of considering food like this.The representative instance of storeroom is refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber.
Refrigerating chamber keeps about 3 ℃-4 ℃ temperature, is used for keeping for a long time the fresh of food and vegetables.Refrigerating chamber is kept zubzero temperature, is used for keeping for a long time and preserving frozen meat and frozen fish, and can make and preserve ice.Usually, refrigerating chamber is greater than refrigerating chamber, and refrigerating chamber is arranged on refrigerating chamber top.
Simultaneously, refrigerator is developed into except that the typical functions that can carry out it, also can carry out various additional functions.For example, the user must open refrigerator doors and take out the water bottle that places in the refrigerating chamber so far, just can drink the cold water of preserving in the refrigerating chamber.
Yet, developed a kind of refrigerator that is used to supply by the cold water of chilled air cools in the refrigerating chamber, this refrigerator has the outer water dispenser of the refrigerator doors of being arranged on, and the user can be under the situation of not opening the door like this, Chilled Drinking Water outside refrigerator.And providing has increased a product with the function of purifying waste water on water dispenser.
Water dispenser generally includes a door that can open and close refrigerating chamber, thereby is easy to outwards supply the water of storage in the refrigerating chamber.Bottom and water dispenser that refrigerating chamber is arranged on refrigerating chamber are arranged on relatively low position.Therefore, the inconvenience person of being to use of generation must bend his/her back down when using distributor.
Simultaneously, when user's drinking water or beverage and when user's cooking food, he often uses ice.Yet what produce in this case is not that the user must open the ice that separates storage in the ice chest in the Men Bingcong ice chest, can use ice.Equally, when opening refrigerator doors use ice, the cold air in the refrigerating chamber is to external leaks, and the temperature in the refrigerating chamber rises.Therefore, compressor requires to do more merit and has the problem of wasting energy.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the present invention relates to a kind of ice supply system, this system can fully solve the one or more problems that caused by the limitation of correlation technique and defective.
An object of the present invention is to provide the ice supply system that is arranged on refrigerator, can be under the situation of not opening door, export-oriented user supplies ice at refrigerator.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of ice supply system with the refrigerator that improves structure, and this structure is easy to install and separates the container of storage by the ice of ice machine manufacturing.
Other advantage, purpose and a feature part of the present invention will be set forth in explanation subsequently, and remainder will more obviously maybe can be known from working of an invention in examination subsequently for those skilled in the art.Purpose of the present invention and other advantages can realize, obtain by the concrete structure of pointing out in written specification, claims and the accompanying drawing.
For realizing these purposes and other advantages, according to purpose of the present invention, to do concrete here and description that summarize, an ice supply system comprises an ice machine, a container, an ice crusher and a deicer.
Ice machine uses the cold air manufacturing ice of refrigerating chamber and ice is dropped on its underpart; Container is arranged on the bottom of ice machine, and it can insert in the refrigerator doors and can extract out from refrigerator doors.In this case, this container comprises an open top, first opening, a transfer equipment and an outlet, and wherein first opening is arranged on a side of container; Transfer equipment rotates and ice is delivered to first opening; And outlet is used for discharging ice.The ice that the ice crusher fragmentation is carried by transfer equipment, the deicer that is fixed in door is used to control the On/Off amount of the outlet that is communicated with the row's ice tunnel that is arranged on door.
In the ice supply system according to refrigerator of the present invention, ice machine is arranged on Men Nei or is arranged in the refrigerating chamber.According to the ice supply system of refrigerator of the present invention, further be included in guiding device that be provided with in the door, the motion of guiding container, so that container slips in the door smoothly.
Simultaneously, can realize by two embodiment according to the structure of ice crusher according to the ice supply system of refrigerator of the present invention.In the ice supply system according to refrigerator of the present invention, ice crusher is arranged in the door with being integral form.In the ice supply system according to refrigerator of the present invention, when container inserted door, ice crusher was arranged in door and the container and forms the two parts that are rotationally connected mutually.
In first embodiment, ice crusher comprises a shell, trash ice parts and a motor.In this case, shell is arranged on Men Nei and has and is arranged on second outlet shell one side, that regard to first opening.The setting of trash ice parts in the enclosure, when container inserted door, the trash ice parts were connected with transfer equipment, and used at least one rotating blade fragmentation to ice.Motor is arranged on Men Nei and is rotationally connected with the trash ice parts.
In first embodiment, the trash ice parts comprise an axle, a support and at least one blade, and its axis is connected with motor, and when container inserted door, axle rotated and is rotationally connected with transfer equipment; The support setting is used for back shaft in the enclosure, and axle is rotatably by this support; And at least one blade is connected with axle, is used for fragmentation and is conveyed into the interior ice of shell.
In first embodiment, axle comprises a groove that is arranged on the one end, and transfer equipment comprises a projection that inserts in the groove.
Simultaneously, in a second embodiment, when container inserted door, ice crusher was arranged in each door and the container, and comprises interconnective two parts.
In a second embodiment, ice crusher comprises one first shell and second shell, first trash ice parts and the second trash ice parts and a motor.In this case, first shell is arranged on Men Nei and has one and is arranged on second outlet one side, that regard to first opening; And second shell approaches the first opening setting in the container.The first trash ice parts are arranged in first shell, and use the broken ice of at least one rotating blade.The second trash ice parts be set to rotationally with second shell in transfer equipment be rotationally connected; When container inserts door, be connected with the first trash ice parts, and use the broken ice of at least one rotating blade.Motor is arranged on Men Nei and is rotationally connected with the first trash ice parts.
In a second embodiment, the first and second trash ice parts and motor or transfer equipment are rotationally connected and are arranged in first and second shells and be used for back shaft, and these first and second trash ices parts comprise: a support, axle are rotatably by this support; With at least one blade that links to each other with axle, rotation and the broken ice that is delivered in first and second shells.
In a second embodiment, the axle of the best first trash ice parts comprises a groove that is arranged on the one end; And the axle of the second trash ice parts comprises a projection.
Simultaneously, in the ice supply system of refrigerator of the present invention, deicer comprises an executing agency and a flashboard.Executing agency's signal of receiving control assembly line operate of going forward side by side wherein; Flashboard moves according to executing agency, is used to control the On/Off amount of outlet.In this case, when flashboard is slightly opened when outlet, flashboard with the ice raft of ice crusher fragmentation to icing flashboard.When flashboard is opened outlet fully, the ice of storage in the direct amount discharge container of flashboard.
Should be appreciated that the present invention's generality explanation and detailed description hereinafter above is exemplary and illustrative, being intended to provides further explanation for the invention of claim protection.
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Accompanying drawing provides further to be understood a part of the present invention, is a part of incorporating and form the application into.The description of drawings embodiments of the invention, and illustrate principle of the present invention with specification.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the perspective view that has the refrigerator of ice supply system according to of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the ice supply system of refrigerator shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 has schematically shown the cross-sectional view of ice supply system internal structure shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 4 shows the cross-sectional view of storage shown in Figure 1 by the ice container of the ice of ice machine manufacturing;
Fig. 5 is the perspective view with refrigerator of ice supply system, and this refrigerator has according to improvement structure of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional view with refrigerator of ice supply system, and this refrigerator has the improvement structure according to first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional view that has according to the ice supply system of the improvement structure of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional perspective view, shows the syndeton of axle with the conveyer of container of ice crusher in the ice supply system of Fig. 6.
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To describe the preferred embodiments of the present invention in detail below, example of the present invention be shown in the accompanying drawing.As much as possible, for same or analogous parts, in these all figure, use identical Reference numeral.
Fig. 1 is the perspective view that has the refrigerator of ice supply system according to of the present invention.Refrigerator comprises a refrigerating chamber, a refrigerating chamber and a door 1 that is used at its positive opening and closing refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber.An ice supply system is arranged in door 1 and the refrigerating chamber.Hereinafter, will be referring to the structure of Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 detailed description according to ice supply system of the present invention.
As a reference, Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the ice supply system of refrigerator shown in Figure 1.Fig. 3 has schematically shown the cross-sectional view of ice supply system internal structure shown in Figure 1.Fig. 4 shows the cross-sectional view of the ice container of the ice that storage ice machine shown in Figure 1 makes.
Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, ice supply system comprises an ice machine 10, container 20, an ice crusher 30 and a deicer 40, and wherein container 20 is used to preserve the ice that ice machine 10 is made; Ice crusher 30 is used for the ice of storage in the broken container 20; Deicer 40 is used to discharge the ice of ice crusher 30 fragmentations or the ice of container 20 interior storages.Row's ice tunnel 50 is arranged in the refrigerator doors 1, is used for the ice that deicer 40 is discharged is directed to outside the door 1.An ice dispenser (not shown) is arranged on an end of row's ice tunnel 50.
As shown in Figure 1, ice machine 10 is arranged in the refrigerating chamber.As shown in Figure 2, ice machine comprises an ice chest 11, water-feed 12, an ejector 14 and a motor 13.
As Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 4, ice chest 11 has a upper opening.Ice chest 11 inner one-tenth are half-cylindrical, are used to preserve water and ice.A plurality of floor 11a are arranged in the ice chest 11, and the inner space of ice chest 11 is divided into a plurality of zones.As shown in Figure 2, a plurality of floor 11a are radially outstanding.A plurality of floor 11a help ice chest 11 to make a plurality of small ices.
As shown in Figure 2, water-feed 12 is arranged on a side of ice chest 11, and is implemented as the task that ice chest 11 supplies water.As shown in Figure 2, a carriage 15 being set is used for ice machine 10 is fixed to refrigerating chamber.
Simultaneously, ejector 14 comprises an axle 14a and a plurality of fin 14b.The position at center is passed on the top that axle 14a is placed at ice chest 11 inside as the central shaft of ejector 14 along the longitudinal direction.A plurality of fin 14b vertically are arranged on the external peripheral surface of a 14a.Be preferably in along on the longitudinal direction of axle 14a, a plurality of fin 14b are with the identical distance setting.Especially, each of a plurality of fin is arranged in each zone of arranging in the ice chest 11.
Motor 13 is arranged on a bit sentencing with axle of ice chest 11 external peripheral surfaces and links to each other rotationally.Therefore, when axle 14a rotated by motor 13, a plurality of fin 14b rotated together.Each of a plurality of fin 14b promotes the ice in the ice chest 11, so that the bottom that ice is fallen ice machine 10.
Referring to Fig. 2, a plurality of battens 16 are arranged on ice chest 11 front portions, that is to say, in the upper end of the opposite side that carriage 15 1 sides are set.Each of a plurality of battens 16 extend out to part around axle 14a by the front on ice chest 11 tops.In this case, a plurality of batten 16 has small gap between each.When axle 14a rotated, fin passed above-mentioned slit.
Simultaneously, when axle 14a rotated, the ice in the ice chest 11 promoted by axle 14a, separated from ice chest 11, separated back ice fully and dropped on a plurality of battens 16.The ice that drops on a plurality of battens 16 drops on the bottom of ice machine 10 once more, thereby preserves in the ice container 20 that is arranged on ice machine 10 bottoms.Therefore, the upper surface of a plurality of battens 16 is directed to the ice that separates in the ice chest 11 bottom of a plurality of battens 16.Therefore, best a plurality of battens 16 tilt near the side direction opposite side of a 14a, and therefore the close axle 14a side of a plurality of battens 16 is arranged in the position that is higher than ice chest 11 front sides.
Need a kind of structure to be used for preventing to fall the rear side of ice chest 11 from the ice that ice chest 11 separates.Thus, as shown in Figure 3, according to the present invention, preferably the rear end of ice chest 11 is arranged on the position that is higher than a 14a.Then, move to the ice of ice chest 11 rear sides and the ice that separates is directed to the front side of ice chest 11 smoothly by a plurality of fin 14b from ice chest 11, and drop on the upper surface of a plurality of battens 16.
Simultaneously, as shown in Figure 4, a heater 17 is arranged on the lower surface of ice chest 11.The surface of 17 short time of heater heating ice chest 11, and melt ice chest 11 lip-deep ice slightly.Therefore, when axle 14a and a plurality of fin 14b rotation, the ice in the ice chest is easy to separate.
Referring to Fig. 2 to Fig. 4, a sensing arm 18 that is used to measure the ice amount of storage in the container 20 is set in the ice machine 10.This sensing arm 18 is controlled by a controller (not shown), and can move up and down, thereby measures the ice amounts of storage in the container 20.For example, sensing arm 18 periodically descends.In container 20 storage the ice amount after a little while, slippage is big.Otherwise when the ice amount of preserving in the container 20 was big, sensing arm 18 bumped against with ice, thereby slippage is little.Therefore, controller is measured the ice amount of icing in the container 20 by slippage.
Simultaneously, as shown in figures 1 and 3, the container 20 that is arranged on ice machine 10 bottoms has a upper opening, is used to install and preserve the ice that is fallen by ice machine 10.As shown in Figure 3, an outlet 21 is arranged on a side of ice container 20, for example on base plate, is used for ice is expelled to the container bottom.
Simultaneously, a transfer equipment 22 is arranged in the ice container 20, is used for the ice of storage in the container 20 is delivered to outlet 21 sides.These transfer equipment 22 zig zags also pass the inside of container 20.The transfer equipment 22 that links to each other with motor 23 rotates and the ice of preserving in the container 20 is delivered to outlet 21 sides.
Referring to Fig. 3, ice crusher 30 is arranged on outlet 21 sides in the container 20.Ice crusher 30 comprises a shell 31, axle 32, a support 33 and a blade 34.Shell 31 is arranged on the top of container 20 inner outlets 21, and a surface, that is to say that the side in the face of transfer equipment 22 becomes opening form.Axle 32 vertically is arranged in the shell 31, links to each other and rotation with transfer equipment 22.
Axle 32 can be made independently and links to each other with transfer equipment 22 with respect to transfer equipment 22, and perhaps as shown in Figure 3, spools 32 make the form of being stretched out by transfer equipment 22 1 ends.
As shown in Figure 3, support 33 is set and is used to support axle 32 in the shell 31.That is to say that because axle 32 passes support 33, axle 32 rotates with transfer equipment 22 in shell 31.
Rotate the ice of carrying with blade 34 fragmentations that axle 32 links to each other by transfer equipment 22 and axle 32.A blade 34 is set at least.When a plurality of blade was set, best a plurality of blades were arranged on around the both sides of support 33.
Deicer 40 comprises an executing agency 41 and a flashboard 42.In this case, 42 one-tenth on flashboard is plate shaped, is used for opening and closing outlet 21.Executing agency 41 links to each other by a bar (not shown) with flashboard 42.In this case, for example use solenoid type executing agency as executing agency 41.
In the deicer of as above forming 40, executing agency 41 is according to the control signal operation of controller, and flashboard is according to the opening and closing amount of executing agency's 41 control outlets 21.
Simultaneously, row's ice tunnel 50 is arranged in the container 20, in more detail as shown in Figure 1, is positioned at the bottom of outlet 21.Row's ice tunnel 50 passes door 1 and is provided with.Therefore the ice of displacer 21 discharges is directed to the outside of door 1.Simultaneously, although do not illustrate, an ice dispenser is arranged on an end of row's ice tunnel 50.This ice dispenser is at refrigerator doors 1 outside blocking-up row's ice tunnel 50 and supply ice when the user wants to use ice.
Simultaneously, outlet 123 can be arranged in the shell 31 of ice crusher 30, and is not located on the base plate of container 20.In this case, the part of the base plate of close container 20 first openings 121 need be opened fully.
Hereinafter, with the operation of describing in detail as ice supply system above-mentioned composition, refrigerator of the present invention.
At first, when controller (not shown) is determined ice quantity not sufficient in the container 20 by the operation of sensing arm 18, to the water-feed 12 supply water of ice machine 10.The water that is supplied to water-feed 12 is full of the space between the floor 11a of ice chest 11, and freezes by the cold air of refrigerating chamber.Therefore, make the ice of polylith regular size by the floor 11a in the ice chest 11.
When having passed through preset time and produced ice, 17 one short-term period of heating of heater.Therefore, melt slightly the outside of ice chest 11, and separate each ice cube from ice chest 11.Motor 13 is started working simultaneously, and many fin 14b of axle 14a rotate together.Then, a plurality of fin 14b promote the ice of a plurality of floor 11a between each along the circumferencial direction of ice chest 11, and the ice that separates fully from ice chest 11 drops on a plurality of battens 16 by a plurality of fin 14b and drops on subsequently on ice machine 10 bottoms.The ice that drops on ice machine 10 bottoms is housed in the container 20.
By repeating said method when being full of the ice of scheduled volume in the container 20, sensing arm 18 sensing ice amounts controller simultaneously stop ice making.Certainly, when determining the ice quantity not sufficient by sensing arm 18, continuation ice making of repetition said method and the ice that will make are housed in the container 20.
Simultaneously, when container 20 is full of ice, if user's operation setting at the control panel of refrigerator doors 10 outer surfaces, can provide broken ice or large-sized not broken ice to the user by ice dispenser.Hereinafter this method will be described.
When user's operation control panel was selected for the ice function, motor 23 rotated and the water ice of storage in the container 20 is delivered to ice crusher 30.The water ice of sending into ice crusher 30 is broken into fritter.Simultaneously, when by ice dispenser supply trash ice, flashboard 42 is slightly opened outlet 21.Broken ice is discharged by the outlet 21 that is arranged on ice crusher 30 bottoms.Broken ice is supplied to the user by row's ice tunnel 2 and by ice dispenser.
On the other hand, when user's operation control panel select to be supplied with the broken ice function of bulk, flashboard 42 was opened outlet 21 usually.And, when motor 23 work transfer equipment 22 rotations simultaneously, the water ice of storage in the container 20 is delivered to ice crusher 30.At this moment, the ice of bulk crushing was discharged by outlet 21 before arriving ice crusher 30, was supplied to the user through row's ice tunnel 50 and by ice dispenser.
Use above-mentionedly, selectively supply broken or broken ice to the user according to the refrigerator with ice supply system of the present invention.Yet except this advantage, also have some shortcomings, will be described referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 below according to ice supply system of the present invention.
At first, the parts such as electricity consumptions such as motor and executing agency operation are arranged in the container.Therefore, be not easy to cleaning container.Before the cleaning,, need to separate the connector of electric parts earlier, when reinstalling container after the cleaning, need connect connector again for container is taken down from door.
Secondly, when refrigerator because user's faulty operation when starting, if the user can produce shock hazard with the connector of wet hand touch appliance part.The user needs carefully not get wet motor and connector when cleaning container.
The 3rd, ice crusher and motor are arranged in the container and make container become heavy.Therefore, have such problem, for old man and weak person, it all is remarkable with container peace bride visits her parents with her husband for the first time after the wedding that container is taken off after cleaning and cleaning from door.
Therefore, provide have improve the structure ice supply system refrigerator to address the above problem.The ice supply system that has the improvement structure according to of the present invention has been shown in Fig. 5 to Fig. 8.Hereinafter, has the ice supply system that improves structure with being described in greater detail with reference to the attached drawings.
Referring to Fig. 5, the refrigerator with improvement structure ice supply system according to the present invention comprises refrigerating chamber, refrigerating chamber and a door 100.Wherein door is arranged on the front, is used to open and close refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber.An inside or a refrigerating chamber that is arranged on the ice machine 110 close refrigerating chambers in the door 100.Fig. 5 shows an embodiment who is arranged on the ice machine in the refrigerating chamber.As the structure of the above-mentioned ice machine that provides 110 with describe referring to Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 identical, omit at this and to describe.
Referring to Fig. 5, container 120 is arranged in the door 100.When door 100 was closed, being arranged on ice machine 110 following containers 120 can insert in the door 100 by sliding or extraction from door 100.
As shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, container 120 comprises an open top that is used to receive the ice that ice machine 110 falls.First opening 121 is arranged on a side of container, that is to say, in the face of a door side of 100, it is used for when container inserts door 100, the inside and the external communications of maintenance container 120.A discharger 123 is arranged on the base plate of container 120, is used for ice is dropped on the bottom of container.In this case, preferably discharger 123 approaches 121 settings of first opening.
Be arranged in the container 120 referring to Fig. 6 and 7, one conveyers 122.First end of conveyer 122 is arranged on the inner surface of container 120 rotatably, and second termination of conveyer 122 is bordering on 121 settings of first opening.Be delivered to the discharger 123 and first opening 121 as conveyer 122 rotations of above-mentioned setting and with the ice of preserving in the container 120.
Simultaneously, container 120 can insert in the door 100 or from door 100 and extract out.Thus, shown in Fig. 6 and 7, be provided with a cavity 101 that is used for storage container 120 in the door 100.When door 100 is closed, at close refrigerating chamber one side, 101 one-tenth matrixs of cavity.Cavity 101 further comprises a guiding device 102, and this guiding device is arranged on the part of cavity, that is to say the top that is arranged on cavity, is used to guide the slip of container 120, and container 120 can insert door 100 smoothly and be extracted out by door 100 like this.
Simultaneously, when door 100 opened or closed, the surface of cavity 101 and the outer surface of container 120 preferably were fitted to each other, and came off from cavity 101 to prevent the container 120 that inserts door 100.Certainly, after container 120 inserts in the cavity 101, also can use a such structure to be used for fixing container 120, described structure is an independent fixture.
Be arranged in the door 100 referring to Fig. 6 and 7, one row's ice tunnels 150, be used for being communicated with the outer surface of cavity 101 and door 100.
Simultaneously, the ice supply system with improvement structure according to the present invention can be realized by two embodiment by the ice crusher 130 of the ice of conveyer 122 conveyings and 230 structure according to fragmentation.Each embodiment is shown among Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.Hereinafter, will be described the structure of ice crusher 130 and 230 referring to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 6 shows the ice supply system according to first embodiment of the invention.Referring to Fig. 6, ice crusher 130 is arranged in the cavity 101 of door 100.Ice crusher 130 and cavity 101 are integral.Ice crusher 130 comprises a shell 131, a trash ice part 132 and a motor 133.
Simultaneously, in the ice supply system according to refrigerator of the present invention, when container 120 inserted cavity 101, ice crusher 132 was connected with conveyer 122.Thus, the invention provides a kind of structure of axle 135 with the conveyer 122 of container 120 of the ice crusher 130 that is used to be rotationally connected.Hereinafter, will this structure be described referring to Fig. 8.Referring to Fig. 8, first end of axle 135 is provided with a groove 135a, and a projection 122a inserts the groove 135a that is arranged on axle 135 first ends.In this case, be arranged on the axle 135 first ends groove 135a be arranged on the side of the second opening 131a.The projection 122a that is arranged on conveyer 122 first ends is arranged on a side of first opening.
If axle 135 and conveyer 122 are provided with groove 135a and projection 122a, when container 120 inserted cavity 101, projection 122a inserted groove 135a so.Therefore, be rotationally connected and during motor 133 work, axle 135 is with conveyer 122 rotations when axle 135 and conveyer 122.Simultaneously, groove 135a preferably becomes polygon with projection 122a, to prevent axle 135 and conveyer 122 idle running when motor 133 is worked.Embodiment further groove 135a shown in Fig. 8 becomes hexagon with projection 122a.Simultaneously, the position of groove and projection can exchange mutually.
According to the ice supply system with said structure of the first embodiment of the present invention, when inserting cavity 101, uses the cavity 101 of door 100 container 120.In first embodiment, when container 120 was installed on the door 100, conveyer 122 was rotationally connected with ice crusher 132; And when motor 133 rotations, conveyer 122 is with ice crusher 132 rotations.Therefore, carry out and the described embodiment identical functions of Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 according to the ice supply system of first embodiment.
Simultaneously, referring to Fig. 7, in the ice supply system according to the refrigerator of second embodiment of the invention, ice crusher 230 comprises two parts.In this case, a part is arranged in the door 100, and another part is arranged in the container 120.When container 120 inserted the cavity 101 of door, container 120 was rotationally connected to form a complete ice crusher 230 with the cavity 101 of door 100.
Referring to Fig. 7, comprise one first shell 231a, second a shell 231b, the first trash ice parts 232a, second a trash ice parts 232b and a motor 233 according to the ice crusher 230 of the ice supply system of second embodiment.Hold the shell of trash ice parts in a second embodiment and be made up of two parts, this makes it be different from the shell of being made up of one among first embodiment.Be arranged on as first shell of the part in two parts in the cavity 101 of door 100, it comprises one second opening 231c, and this second opening 231c is arranged on the side relative with first opening 121 of container 120.As shown in Figure 7, first opening 121 of the second shell 231b and container 120 closely is provided with.In this case, the internal communication of the inside of shell 231b and container 120, the ice in the container 120 can freely be delivered to the inside of the second shell 231b like this.
Simultaneously, when container 120 inserted the cavity 101 of door 100, the best first shell 231a was by first opening 121 and insert the second shell 231b.If the first shell 231a and the second shell 231b such as above-mentioned setting, when container 120 inserted the cavity 101 of door, the first shell 231a and the second shell 231b interconnected to form an integral body that wherein has hollow space.Certainly, when container 120 inserted cavity 101, by the discharger 123 of container 120, the hollow space that is formed at the first and second shell 231a and 231b inside was communicated with row's ice tunnel 150.
Be provided with in the first shell 231a and be provided with the second trash ice parts 232b in the first trash ice parts 232a and the second shell 231b.In this case, each of the first trash ice parts 232a and the second trash ice parts 232b is used the broken ice of at least one rotating blade 237a and 237b, and comprises an axle 235a and 235b, support 236a and 236b and blade 237a and 237b.Hereinafter, the axle of the axle of the first trash ice parts 232a and the second trash ice parts 232b relatively is called first 235a and second 235b.The support of the support of the first trash ice parts 232a and the second trash ice parts 232b is called the first support 236a and the second support 236b.The blade of the blade of the first trash ice parts 232a and the second trash ice parts 232b relatively is called the first blade 237a and the second blade 237b.
As shown in Figure 7, first 235a and motor 233 is rotationally connected and second 235b and conveyer 122 are rotationally connected.The first support 236a that is used for supporting rotatably first 235a passes the first shell 231a and is provided with.In other words, first 235a rotates through the first support 236a.Simultaneously, be used to rotate the inside setting that the second support 236b that supports second 235b passes the second shell 231b.The first blade 237a is connected with first 235a and is provided with rotatably with first 235a.The form that the second blade 237b connects and is arranged to rotate with second 235b with second 236b.Simultaneously, as shown in Figure 7, motor 233 is arranged in the door 100 and with the first trash ice parts and is rotationally connected, and in more detail, is connected with first 235a.
In the ice supply system that has according to second embodiment as above-mentioned composition, when container 120 inserted cavity 101, the first trash ice parts 232a and the second trash ice parts 232b were rotationally connected mutually.Therefore, when motor 233 work, the first trash ice parts 232a, the second trash ice parts 232b and conveyer 122 rotate together.Thus, identical with first embodiment, a kind of structure that prevents the first trash ice parts 232a and second trash ice parts 232b idle running is provided in a second embodiment.An end that is arranged on first 235a of the second opening 231c, one side is provided with a groove.An end that is arranged on second 235b of first opening, 121 1 sides is provided with a projection.In this case, the structure of groove and projection is identical with the example described in Fig. 8, omits at this and describes.
Simultaneously, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, in the ice supply system according to refrigerator of the present invention, a deicer 140 is arranged on the bottom of the discharger 123 of container 120.Deicer 40 comprises an executing agency 141 and a flashboard 142.Be used to open and close 142 one-tenth plate shaped or arcs of flashboard of discharger 123.Executing agency 141 is connected with flashboard 142 by a bar (not shown).In this case, for example use solenoid type executing agency as executing agency 141.As the deicer 140 of above-mentioned composition in, executing agency 141 is according to the control signal work of controller, and flashboard 142 moves according to executing agency 141, thus the opening and closing amount of control outlet 123.In this case, when flashboard 142 is opened outlet 123 the time slightly, discharger 140 with the ice raft of ice crusher 230 fragmentations to icing flashboard 142.When flashboard 142 is opened outlet 123 the time fully, ice discharge apparatus 140 is directly discharged the ice container 120 interior ice of preserving.
Simultaneously, row's ice tunnel 150 is arranged on outlet 123 bottoms as above-mentioned container 120.This row's ice tunnel 150 passes door 100 and is provided with and is directed to outside the door 100 by the ice that export 123 discharges.Simultaneously, although not shown, an ice dispenser is arranged on an end of row's ice tunnel 150.Outside door 100,, when the user wants to use ice, supply the ice of scheduled volume to the user by ice dispenser blocking-up row ice tunnel 150.
In the ice supply system that has according to the present invention as above-mentioned composition, do not need to open door and outside refrigerator, just can supply ice to the user.Can supply the ice of fragmentation of the ice of ice crusher fragmentation or bulks that make by ice machine 110 and storage container 120 in to the user by the operation selector button.This method identical with described in Fig. 1 to Fig. 4 omitted at this and to be described.
Ice supply system according to refrigerator of the present invention has following advantage.
At first, in the ice supply system according to first and second embodiment, electric parts or be electrically connected The structural detail that connects device is arranged in the door, and can insert in the door or a tool for the container of storage ice The structure that can extract out is arranged.
In this case, do not establish independent electric parts or electric connector in the container. Therefore, When the container use is installed or from door, taking down vessel cleaning, do not have the danger of electric shock.
Secondly, have by sliding according to the ice supply system of first and second embodiment container is pacified Be contained in the cavity of door or the structure of separation container from cavity. When container is installed in when upper, Conveyer also is connected mutually automatically rotationally with the trash ice parts of ice crusher. Therefore, install or Separation container is easily and easily.
The 3rd, in the ice supply system according to first and second embodiment, in container, do not arrange Such as the electric parts of motor or executing agency etc. and the electric connector that is used for electric parts. Cause This, container in light weight, and anyone can both easily install or separation container.
The 4th, in ice supply system according to the present invention, export-oriented user supplies ice at refrigerator. Therefore, the cold air in refrigerating chamber and the refrigerating chamber can not leak, and has reduced energy consumption.
In the situation that does not break away from thought of the present invention or scope, those of ordinary skills are aobvious So can modifications and variations of the present invention are. So various modifications and variations of the present invention Contained by the appended content that gets claims and equivalent thereof.
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1. the ice supply system of a refrigerator comprises an ice machine and a container, and wherein this ice machine uses the cold air manufacturing ice of refrigerating chamber; This container is arranged on the door, can insert door 100 or extraction from door 100 by sliding when door is closed; Described container comprises: an open top, first opening, a transfer equipment, an outlet, an ice crusher and a deicer, and wherein first opening is arranged on a side of container; Transfer equipment rotates and ice is delivered to first opening; Outlet is used for discharging ice; Ice crusher is used for the broken ice of being carried by transfer equipment; And be fixed on deicer on the door, be used to control and be arranged on the opening and closing amount of the outlet that the row's ice tunnel in the door is communicated with.
2. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 1 is characterized in that ice machine is arranged on the door.
3. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 1 is characterized in that ice machine is arranged in the refrigerating chamber.
4. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 1 further comprises a guiding device that is arranged on the door, and this guiding device guiding container motion makes container slip in the door smoothly.
5. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 1 is characterized in that ice crusher is arranged in the door with being integral.
6. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 5, it is characterized in that described ice crusher comprises: a shell, trash ice parts and a motor, wherein shell is arranged in the door and has one and is arranged on second outlet shell one side, that regard to first opening; The trash ice parts are arranged in the shell, and these trash ice parts are connected with transfer equipment when container inserts in the door, and these trash ice parts use the broken ice of at least one rotating blade; And motor is arranged in the door and with the trash ice parts and is rotationally connected.
7. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 6 is characterized in that described trash ice parts comprise: an axle, a support and at least one blade, and its axis is connected with motor, and when container inserted door, this rotation also was rotationally connected with transfer equipment; The support setting is used for back shaft in the enclosure, and axle is rotatably by this support; And at least one blade is connected with axle, is used for fragmentation and is delivered to the interior ice of shell.
8. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 7 it is characterized in that described axle comprises a groove, and described transfer equipment comprises a projection that inserts in the groove.
9. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 1 is characterized in that described deicer comprises: an executing agency and a flashboard, and wherein executing agency is according to the signal operation of control assembly; And flashboard moves by executing agency, is used to control the opening and closing amount of outlet.
10. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 9 is characterized in that when flashboard is opened outlet slightly, deicer with the ice raft of ice crusher fragmentation to icing flashboard; When flashboard is opened outlet fully, the ice of storage in the direct amount discharge container of deicer.
11. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 1 is characterized in that described ice crusher is arranged in door and the container, and forms the two parts that are rotationally connected mutually.
12. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 11, it is characterized in that described ice crusher comprises: one first shell, trash ice parts, second shell, second trash ice parts and a motor, wherein first shell is arranged on Men Nei and has second outlet side, that regard to first opening that is arranged on shell; The setting of trash ice parts in the enclosure and use the broken ice of at least one rotating blade; Second shell approaches the first opening setting in the container; The second trash ice parts are arranged in second shell, are rotationally connected with transfer equipment, and these the second trash ice parts and the first trash ice parts are rotationally connected when container inserts door, and these second trash ice parts use the broken ice of at least one rotating blade; And motor is arranged on Men Nei and is rotationally connected with the first trash ice parts.
13. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 12, each that it is characterized in that the described first and second trash ice parts all comprises: an axle, a support and at least one blade, and its axis is rotationally connected with motor or transfer equipment and rotates; Support is used for supporting each axle of first and second shells, and axle is rotatably by this support; And at least one blade is connected and rotates with axle, and fragmentation is delivered to the interior ice of first and second shells.
14. the ice supply system of refrigerator according to claim 13 it is characterized in that the axle of the first trash ice parts comprises the groove that is arranged on the one side, and the axle of the second trash ice parts comprises a projection that inserts groove.
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